2025 Presentations

Below is the full day 1 program of speakers – as presentations become available they will be added for download.

Session One:
Official Symposium Opening and Plenary Session

Overview of the Joint FAO / WHO Expert Consultation on Risk Assessment of Food Allergens
Dr Kang Zhou Food Safety Officer, FAO

Codex Recommendations on Food Allergens – Will They Work for Allergic Consumers?
Dr Paul Turner Professor of Anaphylaxis, Paediatric Allergy & Immunology, Imperial College London

Session Two:
Food Allergy – Community Impact and Advancements

It does not stop with food industry; what else are we doing to optimise food allergy care in Australia?
Maria Said Chief Executive Officer, Allergy & Anaphylaxis Australia (A&AA)

Reducing food allergy burden: from clinical trials to clinical practice
Prof. Kirsten Perrett Director, National Allergy Centre of Excellence

Channelling the Challenge
Dr Shruti Swamy Clinical Allergist & Immunologist (Paediatric), Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney Children’s Hospital and University of Sydney

Food Allergy Management Using a List of Processed Foods Containing Allergenic Proteins
Dr Kumi Mizutani Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Fujita Health University Bantane Hospital, Nagoya

Session Three:
Coeliac Disease – Management and Impacts of Unintended Gluten Presence in Foods

How much gluten is too much? Revisiting the safe gluten threshold in coeliac disease
A/Prof. Jason Tye-Din Lead of Coeliac Research Laboratory in the Immunology Division, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute

Analytical Challenges in Gluten Management Along the Food Production Chain
Dr Sigrid Haas-Lauterbach Vice president, Food and Feed Analysis Division, R-Biopharm

Clear Labels, Hidden Challenges: Progress and Challenges for Consumers With Coeliac Disease
Penny Dellsperger Accredited Practising Dietitian, Representing Coeliac Australia

Arnotts Gluten Free Tim Tam:  Insights and Learnings on the Commercialisation
Rachael Miller Director of People and Food Safety, The Arnotts Group

Session Four:
Food service – Managing the challenge of non-packaged food

Allergen labelling issues in global tourism
Maiko Nakashima General Manager, Zensho Holdings CO. LTD

Feeding children with food allergies in the Tasmanian School Lunch Program
Alison Holstrom Project Officer / Allergen Project Coordinator, School Lunch Program

Collaborating to Establish Best Practices
Jeanelle Boyce McDonalds Australia

Below is the full day 2 program of speakers – as presentations become available they will be added for download.

Session Five:
Bridging the knowledge gaps – exploring education strategies for regulators through to consumers

Driving change: the power of collaboration
Ingrid Roche Accredited Practising Dietitian / Senior Project Officer, National Allergy Council

A Model for Assessing Allergen Labelling Compliance
Alan Edwards Senior Food Incident Response and Complaints Coordinator, New South Wales Food Authority

Impacts of Codex Guidance on Gluten and Allergen Management – Regional and Global Developments
Samuel Godefroy President and COO Global Food Regulatory Science Society (GFoRSS) Organisation: Global Food Regulatory Science Society (GFoRSS)

Harmonise, Standardise, Communicate : The Future of Food Allergen Management
Adrian Rogers Development Manager, Bio-Check (UK)

Session Six:
Allergen Management: Considerations for Implementing Effective Controls and Communicating Risk

A Practical Approach to Managing Allergen Risk in Food Ingredients
Zaherra Hoosman Giannakoulia Quality Systems Manager, IXOM Operations Pty Ltd
Deepa Shrestha Singh Quality Assurance Lead, IXOM Operations Pty Ltd

FSSC 22000 in Action: Real-World Business Insights and Lessons Learned
Inggrid Aryal Food Safety Manager, Nestlé Oceania

Building a safer tomorrow: The Importance of Hygienic Design in Allergen Risk Mitigation
Karin Blacow Senior Food Specialist, Commercial Food Sanitation (CFS)

Digital Labelling – A Collaboration Program between GS1, AFGC and Industry
Andrew Steele Director, Retail, Food & Beverages, GS1 Australia

Session Seven:
Risk Assessment and Precautionary Allergen Labelling: what’s next on the horizon

Mandatory risk assessment and the use of Precautionary Allergen Labelling in the Netherlands
Marjan Van Ravenhorst Director, Allergenen Consultancy

Building Tomorrow’s Allergen Risk Models with Today’s PAL Insights
Jasmine Lacis-Lee Food Safety Manager – Microbiology & Allergens, BVAQ

Establishing Exemptions from Mandatory Allergen Declaration
Dr Simon Brooke-Taylor Consultant, Allergen Bureau/Brooke-Taylor & Co.

Guidance for Method Validation and Implementation: Updates from the AOAC Gluten and Food Allergens Initiative
Dr Melanie Downs Associate Professor, Food Allergy Research & Resource Program, University of Nebraska-Lincoln